Downtown Disney® Area

Looking for a resort near the Downtown Disney® area? Your search has ended! Holiday Inn Resort Lake Buena Vista is just minutes from the Downtown Disney® area, where you'll find the best dining, shopping, recreation and nightlife in Central Florida.

Dining

The Downtown Disney® area offers lots of choices when it comes to cuisine. In the mood for a big Italian meal? Portobello serves up pastas, pizzas and fresh fish and meat entrees with Italian flare. If Italian isn't quite what you crave, feel the Latin rhythms in both the atmosphere and food at Bongo's Cuban Cafe, the restaurant experience created by singer Gloria Estafan. Have a taste for seafood? With its Alaskan crab legs and over 50 other fresh seafood choices, Fulton's Crab House is sure to satisfy. Visit the Walt Disney World® website for the skinny on all of your Downtown Disney® area dining options.

Shopping

From clothing to toys, the Downtown Disney® area has stores that will please even the pickiest shopper. Visit Design-A-Tee, where you can use your creativity to design a custom souvenir. Next, satisfy that sweet tooth at Goofy's Candy Company, build your own radio-controlled car or truck from the bottom up at Ridemakerz, and then snag the latest Walt Disney World® fashions at TrenD. For more information on shopping the Downtown Disney® area, visit the Walt Disney World® website.

Nightlife

Not only does the Downtown Disney® area offer world-class shopping and dining, but it also delivers an exciting nightlife. When you're in the mood to see a great show, discover the dazzling spectacle of Cirque du Soleil—La Nouba. Have a merry time at Raglan Road(TM)Irish Pub and Restaurant, where there's a full bar and live band. Feel like catching a flick? Check out the AMC Pleasure Island 24 Theatres Complex, boasting stadium seating in its state-of-the-art theaters.